Olympics taekwondo: Jade Jones beaten in first round of taekwondo women’s -57kg
Jade Jones’ bid for Olympic history is over after another early defeat in the taekwondo -57kg first round in Paris.
The 31-year-old Briton was bidding to become the first three-time Olympic champion in the sport’s history.
She was beaten at the same stage in Tokyo three years ago – which she later described as the “biggest low” of her career.
On Thursday, Jones lost the first round of the best-of-three tie to Macedonia’s Miljana Reljikj, narrowly won the second and drew the third.
That led to the number of registered hits being used as a tie-breaker, with Reljikj coming out on top.
Jones could still fight for bronze later in the repechage should Reljikj reach the finals at the Grand Palais.
The Briton was cleared to compete in Paris after being found to have committed a no-fault doping violation on confidential medical grounds.
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